{"id":2009150,"date":"2023-08-23T11:05:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T15:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-ask-surviving-maui-family-members-for-dna-samples-to-help-identify-remains\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T11:08:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T15:08:00","slug":"officials-ask-surviving-maui-family-members-for-dna-samples-to-help-identify-remains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-ask-surviving-maui-family-members-for-dna-samples-to-help-identify-remains\/","title":{"rendered":"Maui officials seek DNA samples from surviving family to identify remains."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fofficials-ask-surviving-maui-family-members-for-dna-samples-to-help-identify-remains%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2009150&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Hawaii Officials Urgently Seek DNA\u2064 Samples from Survivors of \u200dDevastating Wildfires<\/h2>\n<p>In the aftermath \u200bof the destructive wildfires that ravaged Maui two weeks ago, Hawaii officials \u200care \u200durging surviving residents\u200b to provide DNA\u2064 samples. Approximately\u2064 1,000 people remain unaccounted for, and\u2064 the authorities are working tirelessly to identify and \u200clocate their \u2062loved ones.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/maui-fire-missing-list-lahaina-e6909a2be7860fc7f9062c886a15f979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to the Associated Press<\/a><\/strong>, Maui Prosecuting\u200d Attorney\u2064 Andrew Martin expressed\u2063 concern over \u2062the low \u200dnumber of family members who have come forward\u2064 to provide \u2062DNA samples. Only 104 families have contributed samples to\u2062 the family \u200bassistance \u200dcenter, \u200bdespite\u2063 the FBI&#8217;s unconfirmed list of\u2063 1,000 to 1,100 missing individuals\u200d in Maui.<\/p>\n<p>Julie French, leading\u200d the efforts to identify remains through DNA analysis, emphasized\u2063 the importance of locating and identifying the missing loved ones. Martin\u200c assured the public that \u2063any DNA samples provided would \u200bnot be used for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/atf-will-not-release-information-about-hunter-bidens-guns-because-of-substantial-privacy-interests\/\" title=\"ATF Will Not Release Information About Hunter Biden\u2019s Guns Because Of \u2018Substantial Privacy Interests\u2019\">law enforcement purposes<\/a>,\u200d and individuals would not\u2063 be questioned\u2063 about their immigration status.<\/p>\n<h3>Struggles in Compiling a \u200bList of \u200cthe Missing<\/h3>\n<p>Police Chief John Pelletier revealed the challenges his team faces in\u2064 compiling \u2062an\u200b accurate list of the missing. Many individuals\u200c are only\u200d identified by partial\u200b names, and there are instances \u200dof name duplication. Pelletier urged anyone with\u200d an unaccounted-for family \u200dmember to provide DNA samples \u2063and file a report, emphasizing the \u200cneed\u200d for accurate information to aid in the search and \u2063identification process.<\/p>\n<h3>Uncertainty Surrounding the Number of\u2064 Missing Children<\/h3>\n<p>Maui County Mayor \u200cRichard Bissen estimated \u200bthat around 850 people, including an unknown number \u200dof children, remain missing. \u200dHowever,\u2064 authorities have faced criticism for their lack of details regarding the exact number of missing children.\u2062 Reporters pressed \u2062Bissen for\u200c answers during a\u2064 press\u2063 conference, but he \u200cwas unable to provide any\u2063 assurance or estimates.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK\u2063 HERE TO\u200b GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bissen&#8217;s response to\u2064 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-ask-surviving-maui-family-members-for-dna-samples-to-help-identify-remains\/\" title=\"Maui officials seek DNA samples from surviving family to identify remains.\">reporters&#8217;\u2063 questions led<\/a> to further \u2063controversy, \u2062with accusations that \u200dhe was avoiding addressing the concerns of \u200bthe community.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MAUI FIRES \u2014 Reporters confront Mayor \u200bof Maui\u200d about \u2062refusing\u2063 to address \u2063reports of missing children <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve been the worst\u200d mayor.\u201d \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TyIUc2Uh16\">pic.twitter.com\/TyIUc2Uh16<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Post\u200b Millennial (@TPostMillennial) \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1693120195857125403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other Hawaiian\u2063 authorities \u200chave \u200dalso \u2063faced criticism for their response to the \u200dwildfires. \u200bMaui Emergency Management\u200b Agency Chief Herman\u2064 Andaya chose not to activate \u2063the island&#8217;s \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maui-wildfire-death-toll-hits-80-as-questions-raised-over-warnings\/\" title=\"Maui wildfire claims 80 lives, concerns arise about warnings.\">emergency sirens<\/a> during the deadly \u200bfire, citing\u200b their\u2064 typical use \u200cfor tsunami \u2063warnings. Andaya \u2063resigned shortly after explaining his decision, citing\u2062 &#8220;health reasons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Hawaii Commission\u200b on Water Resource\u2064 Management was accused\u200c of delaying a request\u200d for additional water to\u2064 fight the fire due to the need for consultation with local farmers. \u200cThe agency&#8217;s\u2064 former leader, a &#8220;water\u2062 equity \u200badvocate,&#8221; was reassigned \u200dto a different \u200cdivision \u2064following \u2064the fires.<\/p>\n<p>Hawaiian Electric\u200d is under scrutiny for \u2063allegedly \u2062prioritizing the development\u200c of \u200cits\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-agency-led-by-water-equity-advocate-delayed-water-request-during-wildfire-to-consult-with-farmers-maui-company-says\/\" title=\"Maui company claims water request during wildfire delayed by water equity advocate-led state agency for consultation with farmers.\">green energy network<\/a> over necessary modernization and repairs to the electrical grid. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-trump-campaign-says-clark-county-registrar-joe-gloria-hiding-from-subpoena-service\/\" title=\"Nevada: Trump Campaign Says Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria Hiding From Subpoena Service\">state attorney general<\/a> has announced \u200ba third-party investigation into the response of state and local government \u200cagencies to the devastating\u2063 fires.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hawaii officials are requesting DNA samples from Maui residents after wildfires left around 1,000 people missing. Maui Prosecuting Attorney Andrew Martin expressed concern over the low number of family members who have provided DNA samples following the devastating fire that occurred two weeks ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":2009151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2009150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2009150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2009150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2009150\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2009151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2009150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2009150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2009150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}